Newcomers to MBTI tend to label sensors as shallow. I have seen this in online communities. I have been one of those intuitive which did this myself. The descriptions in MBTI can lead to such, but people are complex; there are more than 16 types of people in the world. It is important to understand that MBTI is at its heart a cognitive theory. It is about how people think. You cannot attach such adjectives as "shallow" to a group.
First of all, "shallow" implies that the person believing in the shallowness has an ideal. What doesn't meet their ideal is labeled as shallow. Remember, that someone with a different ideal may label you as shallow. Certainly, there are things that I think are shallow, like anything Michael Bay directs. But, I don't hate on people for liking that. That doesn't mean that they are shallow; there could be a variety of reasons for why they are watching Transformers XV. Maybe they just don't want to constantly watch movies like Cloud Atlas because they would be constantly depressed if they did.
Now, about sensors. They are more inclined to the physical world with the functions Se and Si.
S takes in information primarily in a concrete style. N does so in an abstract style. You need both to function as a whole person. If you are rejecting sensors, then that may reflect a deeper rejection of your own sensing function. Imagine a chess player who uses only the functions N,T, and F (We'll say Ni,Te, and Fi). They would be able to envision a strategy and contingency strategies with Ni, and they would be able to find each step to applying such a strategy with Te. But, with a poorly developed Se, they may overlook some small detail. They may not notice when their opponent does something unexpected, because they are too caught up in the abstract. Abstractions disconnected from reality can be useless of even poisonous. Now, I have seen sensors reject their intuitive side as well, and this is not a good thing. But, their primary perceptive function is always going to be sensing, and that is simply who they are.
I must admit that there is a pattern in which I generally like intuitives more, but is because I relate to them, because I like people that are like me. Not because I think intuitives are actually better. I know a traditional INFJ and an open-minded ISTJ and ISTP. I know an NTP who I despise, though I generally like that type. The point is, MBTI can be useful for understanding people, but don't over-apply it or use it to judge people.
First of all, "shallow" implies that the person believing in the shallowness has an ideal. What doesn't meet their ideal is labeled as shallow. Remember, that someone with a different ideal may label you as shallow. Certainly, there are things that I think are shallow, like anything Michael Bay directs. But, I don't hate on people for liking that. That doesn't mean that they are shallow; there could be a variety of reasons for why they are watching Transformers XV. Maybe they just don't want to constantly watch movies like Cloud Atlas because they would be constantly depressed if they did.
Now, about sensors. They are more inclined to the physical world with the functions Se and Si.
S takes in information primarily in a concrete style. N does so in an abstract style. You need both to function as a whole person. If you are rejecting sensors, then that may reflect a deeper rejection of your own sensing function. Imagine a chess player who uses only the functions N,T, and F (We'll say Ni,Te, and Fi). They would be able to envision a strategy and contingency strategies with Ni, and they would be able to find each step to applying such a strategy with Te. But, with a poorly developed Se, they may overlook some small detail. They may not notice when their opponent does something unexpected, because they are too caught up in the abstract. Abstractions disconnected from reality can be useless of even poisonous. Now, I have seen sensors reject their intuitive side as well, and this is not a good thing. But, their primary perceptive function is always going to be sensing, and that is simply who they are.
I must admit that there is a pattern in which I generally like intuitives more, but is because I relate to them, because I like people that are like me. Not because I think intuitives are actually better. I know a traditional INFJ and an open-minded ISTJ and ISTP. I know an NTP who I despise, though I generally like that type. The point is, MBTI can be useful for understanding people, but don't over-apply it or use it to judge people.
